Cartridge-clip



No. 770,497. 1 PATENTED SEPT. 20, 1904. o. GOSS. CARTRIDGE GLIP.ALPPLIOAI'ION FILED NOV. 27, 1903.

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Patented September 20,1904.

STATES P TE T OFFICE.

EDWARD 0. eoss, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTIC T, ASSIGNOR TO SCOVILL MANUFATURING COMPANY, OF WATERBURY, GON- NECTICUT, A CORPORATION FCONNECTICUT.

'CARTRlDGE-CLlPt SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.770,497, dated September 20, 1904.- Applination fil d November 27, 1903.Serial No. 182,896. (No model.)

To all whom git may concern/.

Be it known that}, EDWARD O. Goss, a citiz'envof'theUnite'd States,residing at Waterbury, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inCartridge-Clips,

' ofwhioh the following is a full, clear, and ex- .je'nd theinventionconsists, specifically stated, -in a clip the case of which hasits lips made on. the spring inserted in the case to hold the spring inplace in the case it happens that the tongues slip underthe lips, andthus the spring has a longitudinal movement which tends to disarrangethe cartridges. I

The object of the present invention is to provide against suchdisplacement; and to this concave, so that while they project up intothe case and path of movement of the springs tongues and ,serve to lockthe spring in position they prevent the springs tongues from passingbeneath them, and so prevent any end wise movement of the spring afterit is once snapped into position. I

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the invention, in the severalfigures of which like parts are similarly designated, Figure 1 isjaperspective view of the clip. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the case.Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the spring. Fig. 4 is a longitudinalsection of the clip. Fig. 5 is a transversesection in front of one ofthe lips.

The case 1 and spring 2 may be of any approved construction excepting ashereinafter specified. I

WWTHT The case 1 has the lips 3 cut from its bottom 4 near' oppositeends and projecting in opposite directions and concaved transverselyfrom the upper side, so that while the free ends of these lips projectabove the level of the bottom of the case the lower levels of theconcave portions are practically on a line with the upper level of thebottom of the case, and

hence while they serve to engage the free ends of the tongues 5 on thespring 2, and so look the spring to the case, they prevent said tonguesfrom passing beneath them or between them and the bottom of the case,and

thus immovably lock the spring in place, or, in other words, prevent theaccidental and ob ectionable lengthwise movement of the springrelatively to the case, and so prevent disarrangement of the cartridgeswhen placed in the clip.

'VVhile I prefer to concave the lips 3, and thus make them theobstructing members, still these lips might be made straight and thetongues concaved, or both the lips and the tongues might be made concaveor either of them concave and the other convex, or the same obstructiveresult might be accomplished by otherwise deforming either or bothelements.

What I claim is- 1. A cartridge-clip, comprising a case and a springhaving oppositely-projecting interlocking elements in the form of lipsand tongues, one of these elements bent transversely to insure endwiseengagement with the other element and preclude passing beyond the same,whereby relative longitudinal movement of the spring and case isprevented.

2. A cartridge-clip, having a case provided with oppositely-arrangedupwardly-projecting transversely-concaved lips, and a spring havingtongues adapted to interlock with said li s.

3. A cartridge-clip, having a case provided with lips projectinginwardly from its bottom and eoncaved transversely so as to bring theiriny hand this 23d day of November, I). lower levels substantially on alevel with the 1903. level of the bottom of the case, and a spring I rhaving tongues adapted to engage such lips, ARD (1055' 5 wherebythespring is held against longitudi- Vtitnesses:

nal movement in the case.

J. H. FILLING, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set HENRY FEHL.

